They are protesting what they say is widespread harassment by overbearing parents that has led colleagues to take their own lives.

Britain has been facing its worst wave of industrial unrest in years, including by railway workers, as pay offers fail to keep up with high inflation.

Anwar Ibrahim says reasonable and fair remuneration will be given to civil servants in the country as there has been no increase for a long time.

Calvina Angayung, Nur Natasha Allisya Hamali and Rusiah Sabdarin had sued their former English teacher for a seven-month no-show in class.

Anuar Ahmad says leaders should respect the policies put in place by their predecessors, as constant changes raise concerns about student development.

Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says teachers are also needed at private schools and abroad.

Teachers across Britain have taken strike action in demand of an above-inflation pay award, leaving classrooms empty and heaping pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to help resolve the dispute.

Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying says more teachers will be recruited this year.

This is based on the data available as of December last year.

Questions will also be raised about food security, the recruitment of teachers, and national harmony.

Not everyone has the mentality it takes to be posted far from home, says a senior assistant administrative teacher.

Deputy minister Lim Hui Ying says seven other measures have been implemented to address the issue.